http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news on scientific topics and technology en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204696,some-tips-on-how-to-outsmart-the-spammers--feature.html Washington - If you think you spend too much time dealing with junk e-mail, you are not alone. Each day, nearly 80 per cent of all e-mail sent is spam, according to a recent study by the University of Maryland. That means that if you get your fair sha... Internet,Technology Mon, 12 May 2008 02:13:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204696,some-tips-on-how-to-outsmart-the-spammers--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204597,computer-and-internet-briefs.html Washington - Can a faster computer allow you to surf the internet with fewer lags? Yes, but only to a point. The speed of your computer has relatively little to do with pure internet performance. Most of the time you spend waiting will be a result of... Internet,Technology Sun, 11 May 2008 03:14:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204597,computer-and-internet-briefs.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204593,virus-infected-web-sites-on-the-rise.html Mainz - The number of web pages infected with viruses continues to climb. Between January and March 2008, US-based IT security company Sophos discovered a newly-infected web site every five seconds on average. ... Internet,Technology Sun, 11 May 2008 03:14:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204593,virus-infected-web-sites-on-the-rise.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204592,love-in-your-inbox-be-careful.html Bonn - Internet users should be extra suspicious of an ongoing wave of e-mail messages claiming to hold links to love letters or video clips. These messages are currently the weapon of choice by hackers trying to build what are known as Storm botnets... Internet,Technology Sun, 11 May 2008 03:14:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204592,love-in-your-inbox-be-careful.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204504,the-computer-helper-tips-and-tricks-for-pdfs--feature.html Washington - Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) has proliferated. Originally designed as a file format that allows content creators to distribute documents to those who did not have the application that created them, PDF files are now found widel... Internet,Technology Sat, 10 May 2008 02:15:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204504,the-computer-helper-tips-and-tricks-for-pdfs--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204482,myspace-announces-data-sharing-for-users.html San Francisco - MySpace is hoping to become everyone's space. The world's largest social networking site is to allow users to transfer key information from their profiles to other websites, ending the walled garden approach that had turned many use... Internet,Technology Fri, 09 May 2008 19:49:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204482,myspace-announces-data-sharing-for-users.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204462,yahoo-google-pact-seen-likely-after-brilliant-trial.html San Francisco - An advertising alliance between Yahoo and Google was viewed as increasingly likely Friday after Google CEO Eric Schmidt said a two-week test had been a brilliant success. Expanding the test, which involved Google serving ads on Yaho... Internet,Technology Fri, 09 May 2008 17:42:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204462,yahoo-google-pact-seen-likely-after-brilliant-trial.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204266,facebook-acts-against-online-predators.html San Francisco - Social networking hub Facebook announced a string of new safety measures Thursday and said it would join rival MySpace on the Internet Safety Task Force. The world's second-largest social site said it had reached agreement with every ... Internet,Technology Fri, 09 May 2008 02:13:13 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204266,facebook-acts-against-online-predators.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204185,torrentspy-slapped-with-110-million-dollar-fine.html Los Angeles - File-sharing site TorrentSpy has been ordered to pay 110 million dollars in damages to the Motion Picture Association of America for copyright infringement. TorrentSpy did not host the copyrighted materials but just provided links to th... Internet,Technology Thu, 08 May 2008 15:28:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204185,torrentspy-slapped-with-110-million-dollar-fine.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203977,singapore-looking-at-lighter-touch-in-regulating-internet.html Singapore - The Singapore government is considering a lighter touch in regulating the internet after 13 bloggers called for freedom to discuss political issues and views, the group said on Thursday. The bloggers also proposed that any regulation of o... Internet,Technology Thu, 08 May 2008 00:15:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203977,singapore-looking-at-lighter-touch-in-regulating-internet.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203621,webby-awards-announce-oscars-of-the-internet.html San Francisco - Fake newscaster Stephen Colbert was named Webby Person of the Year Tuesday in the annual Webby Awards that are often touted as the Oscars of the Internet. Colbert's portrayal of a pompous right wing news anchor has made his Comedy Ce... Internet,Technology Tue, 06 May 2008 19:50:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203621,webby-awards-announce-oscars-of-the-internet.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203483,internet-portals-in-bosnia-under-attack-of-young-hackers.html Sarajevo - A group of teenagers from the northern Bosnian city of Tuzla may soon appear before some of courts in Bosnia-Herzegovina to face charges for hacking some web sites, Banja Luka daily Nezavisne novine reported Tuesday. The unnamed hackers fr... Internet,Technology Tue, 06 May 2008 10:08:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203483,internet-portals-in-bosnia-under-attack-of-young-hackers.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203470,malaysian-blogger-jailed-on-sedition-charges-over-online-article.html Kuala Lumpur - A prominent Malaysian blogger was charged Tuesday with sedition after an article he wrote online allegedly implicated the deputy prime minister in the killing of a Mongolian woman in 2006. Raja Petra Raja Kamaruddin pleaded innocent to... Internet,Technology Tue, 06 May 2008 09:23:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203470,malaysian-blogger-jailed-on-sedition-charges-over-online-article.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203286,swedish-court-sentences-man-for-illegal-file-sharing.html Stockholm - A Swedish district court Monday convicted a man of illegal file-sharing and fined him for violating copyright laws. The man, 31, was charged with distributing some 30 films and over 4,500 music files on the internet and sentenced to a 10,... Internet,Technology Mon, 05 May 2008 14:16:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203286,swedish-court-sentences-man-for-illegal-file-sharing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203219,microsoft-stiffed-by-yahoo-seeks-new-targets--feature.html New York - For three months there was little but sabre- rattling in Microsoft's mega-offer to buy Yahoo!Then when things came to a head on Saturday it all moved very quickly. Microsoft laid an additional 5 billion dollars on the table and while Yahoo... Internet,Technology Mon, 05 May 2008 09:56:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203219,microsoft-stiffed-by-yahoo-seeks-new-targets--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203069,online-applications-can-lead-to-first-job.html Stuttgart - Applying for a job used to be expensive what with the costs of printing CVs, buying special binders and then the costs of posting it. The first step into professional life quickly proved expensive and time consuming. Nowadays, the interne... Internet,Technology Sun, 04 May 2008 03:12:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203069,online-applications-can-lead-to-first-job.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203065,beta-1-version-of-internet-explorer-8-now-available-in-german.html Unterschleissheim, Germany - German-speaking technophiles can soon download the Beta-1 version of Internet Explorer 8 in their native language. The program is intended for developers and web designers, according to Microsoft's German offices near Mun... Internet,Technology Sun, 04 May 2008 03:12:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203065,beta-1-version-of-internet-explorer-8-now-available-in-german.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202655,microsoft-board-undecided-on-yahoo-approach--update.html New York - Microsoft's board has given company CEO Steve Ballmer broad authority to decide on how to proceed with the takeover attempt of Yahoo, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The board held a protracted meeting Wednesday but failed to de... Internet,Technology Thu, 01 May 2008 15:06:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202655,microsoft-board-undecided-on-yahoo-approach--update.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201695,the-computer-helper-understanding-ip-addresses--feature.html Washington - In today's world of networked computers, IP addresses are everywhere. That's because every computer that's connected to a network has one. You may even have been asked what yours is. Few people, though, know what an IP address is - or wh... Internet,Technology Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:13:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201695,the-computer-helper-understanding-ip-addresses--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201587,online-payments-balancing-security-and-convenience.html Hanover - As online shopping grows in popularity, online shoppers simply have to ensure their virtual shopping experience includes a secure payment system. Shoppers have plenty to chose from and they all have pros and cons. Choices need to be made be... Internet,Technology Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:12:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201587,online-payments-balancing-security-and-convenience.html